row. today, the long walk up finally gets a bit easier at a busy metro spot. >> on your mark, thousands get set for a big road race this morning as drivers try to navigate the streets around them. welcome to news 4 today. i'm richard jor began. >> i'm angie goff. starting this sunday very pleasant out there. >> let's go to meteorologist chuck bell with our forecast. >> good morning to both of you, and good sunday morning, everybody. off to another slight fully cool the moon went down just after 11:00 last night, and no

pictures yet of the meteor shower, but if you have any, send them in. outside for now, still bathed in early morning darkness out there. the sun won't be up for another hour and 22 minutes. there is 30s on the map. nothing coming on the radar, so bright sunshine on the way for your sunday today. pushing 70 for many today, and if you don't get to 70 today, don't worry, i think you will be 70 plus in nearly every neighborhood for the upcoming week. >> new this morning, a violent robbery sends one man to the hospital. this is in wheaton. he was taken to the hospital and

should be okay. police say they identified the people that may be involved in the armed robbery, but no one is in custody. >> a girl is recovering after she was burned by anti-freeze. the girl was sprayed with it as her father worked on his car. she was flown to the washington burn center. also in fairfaction county, a man dies after a tree fell on top of him. this happened yet in great falls. witnesses say the man was cutting down the tree when it tumbled over ton him. police have not released that man's identity. >> the stage is set for the third and final debate before the election. crews are working on the university in boca raton florida. they will be seated for the

debate which is set to focus solely on foreign policy. you can see it at 9:00 here on nbc four. ly be getting feedback on facebook. to join the conversation, use the hash tag dctalks. until then you won't hear much from mitt romney or president obama. you will hear from their running mates. they're working through the battleground states this weekend. yesterday the candidates may have been a thousand miles away, but voters in ohio got similar messages, that their votes could decide this election. >> you have such a huge say so in all of this. ohio is the battleground of battleground states. >> we need you. we need you. with you, we can take florida and we take florida this election is over. romney's wife ann was also

out and attended a breast cancer awareness event in florida. the president will be in richard monday on thursday. >> the candidates will discuss u.s. relations with iran and the u.s. denies a report on the first ever one on one talks about iran's nuclear program. the u.s. and iran agreed in principal to negotiate, but iran insists the talks will wait until after the election. in a statement though, the national security council said it's not true that they agreed to one-on-one talks or any meeting unti after the elections. >> marylander wills decide on two ballot questions in the election. one would allow ga marriage, the other expand the gambling program.

darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: those for and against the issue explain their view at a forum. kathleen is for the civil marriage protection act. >> you have to be married to be granted over 1100 rights under federal law. if you're not marries, you're not entitled to those rights. >> and director of the maryland awe license says similar measures have be taken dpsh. >> the discussion sponsored by the university of maryland school of public policy and league of women voters of maryland drew dozens of people to the friendship heights community center. there was always a discussion on question seven that would allow

for a casino in prince george's county and table games at gaming centers in the state. ann kaiser spoke in favor. >> it will bring new jobs i think, probably less money than some think, but it will bring dollars to fund education and other priorities we share. >> there is a stronger, better, brighter future for maryland if we reject question seven and hold our leaders accountable for job creation and economic development that lifted our communities up rather than tear us down. some of those said the discussion may have swayed their vote, others said it didn't change their mind but it helped them make a more informed decision. >> metro will mark the reopening of the south entrance of the

entry station. for the past eight months, metro crews were working to replace three escalators with new ones. through that time thousands had to exist and interthrough the north sberns. and the metro is doing work so expect delays on the red, orange, and green lines. buss will one between grovener and friendship heights. on the green line, trains will single track between green belt and college park, but everything should be back open in time for tomorrow morning's commute. the time now, 6:07, at this early hour, thousands are getting ready for a big race. >> how the event could slow down drivers well into the morning. >> and the recent crime wave that has two dc neighborhoods on alert. >> and will the nice weather

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maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states.

question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven.

right now, thousands of runners are gathering in arlington for the army ten miler. wounded warriors will begin just before 8:00 a.m. this morning. drivers, be prepared for rolling road closures. runners will cross the memorial bridge. everything should be back open at noon. if you're going to be running out there, you might want long sleeves. >> gloves? yeah, a lot of runners have what you call disposable running

gear. you spend 99 cents on a pai of glove, because you will take them off and leave them as some point on the race. it's going to be a great day for running, everybody. personal bests, that's all i expect from each and every one of the 30,000 people signed up for the army ten miler. clear skies await you, and yes this there is an october chill. so if this is your first army ten miler here, it might feel cold, but this is a nice way to get the morning started. it's 50 right now. not much of a wind to worry about, and there won't be much of a breeze in the course of a afternoon either. there are koolger spots out there. stanton and harrisburg out there, 50 in town, 41 in

waldorf. so your sunday planner, what a fine day it's going to be to be outside today. nearly 100% sunshine, temperatures in the mida and upper 60s. if you want to watch the redskins play today taking on the giants, perfect weather for football today. nothing to worry about on radar. not only not a drop near us, but not a drop up and down the sea board. those aren't going to live long enough to get down into our area. a little deck of clouds that dimmed out some of the meteor viewing from about i-95 south and eastbound. going to be a nice day today for anything, everything, or nothing in a you would like to do. no weather complaints at all. another clear and chilly nit.

mostly 40s tomorrow morning, but just like this morning, a few scattered upper 30s. and that high pressure as advertised continuing to build on in. it's going to just get warmer and warmer as the upcoming week comes along. so for today, no complaints from me. it's not just gorgeous, it's spectacular today. clear and chilly tonight, lows 30s out to the west. back to work and school everybody. sunny and the big warm up begins tomorrow. 66, that's average. today, a couple degrees better than that. oh man, it is september all over again. temperatures pushing 80 degrees. some spots near 80 on tuesday, a lot near 80 on wednesday and thursday. clouds coming in late next week, and i'm still concerned, one

week from today,ly be running a marine corp marathon, and i won't hit the panic button yet, but -- >> yesterday, my 2-year-old has a costume party -- >> she wasn't dressed as a gator, was she? it was a giraffe, and she was too hot out there. >> don't blame the weatherman. >> next up with "reporter's notebook." >> we'll be back in 15 minutes. good morning, welcome to "reporter's notebook." we begin again this morning with question seven because it's a hot topic in the state of maryland. two prominent maryland republicans are weighing in on it now. they wrote a joint letter urging

fellow republicans to approve gamblie inine ining extension i. are you surprised they're getting into this game? >> not really. this is a full course press, they want this to work, they want the jobs, the revenue, and steele makes the point that this is a bipartisan issue. he and scott are republicans obviously, and they want to join, this is one thing, democrats and republicans, at tern levels, are really united on. and again, it's a big push, they need the money, and they want to produce jobs. >> because they believe it will produce jobs. >> they really do, they bought the argument that this is a good thing to do. republicans seemed to be lukewarm to the issue. this could be a move to make the party more active in the fight.

>> the question of jobs still remains and that is among the common folk that are not big names jumping on board. their biggest opposition is that the jobs across the country and many other states where you have gambling, the promises of money is just not happening, and people don't care about the names like the redskins and michael steel and whatever, they're concerned if their schools can operate or if they will get money trst from this. and they are concerned that moneys will not filter down into the schools. >> we know where it does and that is to big-name politicians and owners, but i'm speaking now of these former elected officials. most of them have agencies, i guarantee you, that if we can look at them, we'll probably see they have gotten some type of

compensation for this under one way or the other because these casinos are known for calling you in, saying to you, how much will it take to get you on our side? and there is another issue. when you talk about two republicans and a majority democratic district, does it really have the kind of influence -- this is still a battle between churches, small folk, neighborhood people against big interest. >> that's the question. will this change the dynamic of the strong opposition from ministers, from those in the clergy. and it's a voluntary tax, but the money they spent does not help them. they should not be spending the

money. and what kind of people will be drawn to these casinos, will everybody be up and okay, a greater crime issue here? there's a number of reasons that people don't like casinos. >> in alexandria, there's a nasty race for mayor. it's between the incumbent and andrew mcdonald. he served a partial term, and they say the city has not properly planned for schools, parks, and transit, and he has been a strong critic of the waterfront plan, what do you make of the way it is shaping up. >> it comes back to that very premise about a year ago when there was a big discussion over the waterfront, who will control it, and what they will do with it. on one side, they want to develop it so they can have more shopping areas, more to the public -- >> access to the public.

but there are those on the other side who want -- they're conservative in their thinking in the sense that they're saying they want it to stay as it is. they don't want to do away with the astetices of it. now that bill yule is running, he is the process, and mcdonald, who served under him, and felt that he could challenge him because he's not happy with the way that the policies have been going. >> it's the basic issue that jerry outlined, but now it's getting personal. they're talking off the cuffs and challenging each other on a more personal basis and it's a heated issue. people think the waterfront is a pristine area, largely untapped, and it should stay that way because alexandria has a little land like that yet.

more of a use for apartments, developments, and shops. it will built a revenue base, it's going to help people who need places to live and shop, and make alexandria a better place to live. those are tough issues. >> and yule speaks to the development like the improving of certain schools, the building of schools like tc williams school. he has a, as an incumbent, he has an interesting record and i think both are right. this is a fight between a p proprodeveloper verses someone who is more community oriented. but you know, there's -- alexander an old city, and doesn't come into the 21st century, and how do you effectively use that valuable waterfront. >> i'm not taking tides, but

yule seemed to be more popular. housing in alexander has gone -- but the waterfront -- >> a lot of it is because of development. >> but when you talk about development on the waterfront, you have to look at the ajacensy. and they were had that harbor -- >> you have to look at the competition. if all, all you have to do is look across the river, and do i want -- which way do i want to go? >> that's absolutely right. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve...

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welcome become, there is controversy over a immigration program end thg year known as 287-g. it was humming right along under the bush administration, but now the obama administration plans to phase it out and replace it with a program called secure communities. it takes away their ability to get dangerous immigranted deported. those who want to be aggressive on the immigration issue will now have to check on a master list, a country-wide list of who is illegal on this list. as i understand it. if they're not on that list in your interrogation, you can't go any further. their concern is back up checking, extra checking if there is suspicion with the

individual, they can't do it. >> i think the other prop you have though is the hold way, the way the county wanted it, you could detain people. you could detain people for a long time. here is what happens. now you a master list, they're on the list or their not. the other thing the administration said is you're really going after serious criminals. felons basically. and that's why they cut the program back. then that leads to the argument on the part of the county that sames not only are you cutting the program back, but you cut the officers, the staff, and that's a problem. bottom line is that the county wants to be tough on immigration. it's a political issue, and they want to move that political issue forward and quite honestly, i think it's going to

really have presidential overtones on how that race goes. >> sure, but you know there's one thing here too on the local base that there has been great concern. the critics of prince william county, and that is profiling. many of the people that the police stop, it ended up where profiling type cases, and with this by the federal government now giving this overall sort of protection, it's worning against what we see as profiling in many cases. when you talk about minor offenses, that's profiling. >> just briefly, as you talk politics, they're saying this is a stop by the obama administration to get them to vote this november, they deny that but that's the charge made. >> republicans admit it, democrats agree, you have to have a comprehensive approach

towards immigration. this is not comprehensive, this is not, it plays unfortunately to the fears of most people. >> but the white house has been working on this for some time. this is not overnight, this has been in discussion -- it's coming up now, but anything obama does, you know -- >> it's also coming out in swing states, the battleground states. >> that was my question on the script. >> let's transition to dc politic where's there is a nasty campaign in ward seven for the seat there. in his own attack ad that's running on the internet. the republican runner compares his competitor to the romney 47% comment. >> well, in ward seven, this is

a situation -- the one thingly say about ron as a republican running, because most people find him very controversial, but the one thing he is doing is challenging her. he is putting her into some areas where questions are not being asked. so if you talk about the vulnerability of her, there is a slight vulnerability. >> he is trying to make it competitive. he thinks if he asks questions he doesn't think will be asked, the determine graph sick probably more than 47% in that district. the larchlger question is is she paying snaengs is she just coming in and getting her paycheck, is she moving and trying to help people less f

fortunate. i don't want to take away about what he has done in the community, he peaced to a lot of people, but he has a snowball's chance in held at beating her. and that's why he says she's confused. you're a republican and you're criticizing your opponent by being critical of the standard barer of the party. and like you said, it -- by the way, it's an internet ad, so i, you know, it's not go to go anywhere. made a few headlines, but you have to do more than that to convince people to vote against

yvette alexander. >> and trying to link her to mitt romney, people i talk to are rolling their eyeballs over that one. >> i tell you, when it comes to the name of grey and alexander in ward seven, that's it. >> that's it? >> that's it. grey and alexander. >> just wanted to clarify what you meant there. >> thanks, guys. thank you for being with us, that's reporter's notebook. stay us with now as news 4 today continues. good morning, welcome to news 4 today, i'm aingy goff. >> i'm richard jordan. the day is off to a cool start, but those temperatures may not

stick around for too long. >> and a warm up on the way, let's check in with chuck bell. >> all of that is true richard and angie. the warm up begins really this afternoon, sort of the transition as our winds start to come back around to the south, and just wait until you see how nice it will be around here this upcoming week. hardly going to feel like the last week of october. still early out there, sunrise still almost an hour away. still dark outside. and chilly, 50 at national airport, but 37 in bristo, virginia pch 45 in hagerstown. no rain on the radar. temperatures today will reach mid to upper 60s.

a lot of 70s in the seven-day. >> we're just hours away from the marine corp marathon. it is next sunday, nbc 4 is one of the sponsors this year and we will bring you live coverage from the race next weekend. >> we have a traffic alert for drivers in maryland, the northbound lanes of the baltimore-washington markway at west nursery road is closed. crews were trying to replace one of the bridges when something went wrong and the bridge deck shifted. >> two dc neighbors near college campuses are on alert after disturbing attacks. two students were assaulted. the students were returned to their off campus apartment.

they found a man in their home, he struck both of the students and fled towards campus. police released a vague description of that intruder. yesterday, a man was stabbed just as homecoming festivities were under way along georgia avenue. the victim is taken to the hospital and expected to survive. since the start of the semester, there has been a spike in crimes, in particular robberies and assaults. >> lawmakers and officers want people to come out in the name of safety. the ward six fall safety festival is today. businesses, schools, and is civic groups will be there to promote safety and fun. food, drinks, and a fire truck demo will be on hand. it will benefit a family of a man who was beaten in a market on the way home from a nats

game. >> a driver crashed into a day care center. she swerved to avoid another car, and went into the joy of care day care center. the driver had minor injuries. several churn are recovering after they were hurt when a pavilion collapsed. they took shelter in the pavilion in a park and then the structure gave way. winds tore off the metal roof. most of the people injured were kids between eight and 13 years ol. a -- old. new york school children are finding ways to remember those who died in the 9/11 attacks. understand then nearly 5 million

daffodil bulbs have been planted by students and volunteers. it's one of the largest volunteer efforts in the city's history. and remembering some of the 20 0 people killed in a nightclub fire. the club, station, caught fire during a pyrotechnic feature. it comes just ten months before the anniversary of the fire. >> the texas state fair is vowing to rebuild the big tex statue that has greeted people for years. now dickys says it will come back bigger and better than ever. mike rawlings says it will be

rebuilt. >> many are celebrating the works of frederick douglas. he lived in annacostiaw one of his descendents has taken up his cause that is still valid a century later. 50 years ago, this became a historic sight. the evolutionist and statesman lives here until his dmeath in 1985. now it's conceivable even likely that douglas would sit her on his porch and daze across washington, but do you think back then he ever thought or imagined that one day his likeness would be there. after years, this statue will take place in statuary hall.

>> he was born in maryland. he choose to build his house in the district of columbia, and was associated with the city in so many ways. >> and his great, graent grandson stood on that very important to forward his cause. she an abolitionist against human trafficking. >> so on this day, history came full circle in the words of a former maryland slave who gave new significance and encouragement to those in modern bondage. >> he said what is possible for me is possible for you. derek ward, news 4. >> coming up next on news 4 today, down to the wire in the race of president, meet the press moderator david gregory joins us for a look ahead at the next debate. >> tim tebow took field

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sharp attacks at one another. what has to happen? >> that was a bad moment for romney because he didn't seem prepared for that particular exchange. he didn't seem to know the answer to his own question. i think the issue here is that you had something tragic happen at our consulate in libya, why the administration seemed to be so slow in describing what this was which they believe it was a terrorist attack with al qaeda links. this is one of the points of argument that obama makes to say we have decimated al qaeda, and our counter terror efforts have been hugely successful. and here is an example where it may not have been in an increasingly chaotic middle east. they have had a difficult time being clear about this and it's still the issue and still causing some confusion.

the president was not declarative that day saying it was an act of terror. earlier in his remarks, he seem today question about if this was a response to a desecration because of an anti-islamic film, all of that was out there, and they were even conflicting intelligence reports about this. but they didn't have clear answers on this and there's still confusion about it. >> so looking ahead, what do romney and the president need to do tomorrow? >> this is about a couple things. the president has so much influence over foreign policy. you talk about what a president can and can't do, they can do quite a bit about national security and foreign policy. what role should we be playing in the middle east. these have to be worked out

particularly when it comes to iron. there will be one-on-one talks about their nuclear ambitions, and what to do about a country like china, so these really are important issues, and we know from the polling as well, people are increasingly interested in this in terms of what role we play in the world. >> we know foreign policy is the main topic, but with swing voters, some of their main issues, the economy and women's issues, do you think they will fin find a way to squeeze those in? >> particularly when it comes to the economy, for america's wealth, the fact that our debt situation at a time when europe is in such turmoil. what that means for the rest of the world, i think governor romney will look for a way to talk about these other issues. fight for women voters, this

becomes the fight down the stretch here in the final two weeks. the obama campaign believes that women voters are critical in terms of their turnout to winning the state of virginia. >> do you think with just two weeks before the election, there are undecided voters watching this debate -- >> i think so, we don't know how many. it's hard to imagine there are undecided voters, but i think there are people who started paying attention later in this contest. and there are also people who are just softly committed, or put off making up their mind. i think that both candidates did themselves a disservice in the last debate. there was more heat than light, and that's something that voters don't really like to see. i think this will be a pretty good exchange tomorrow. >> coming up we'll talk to marco

rubio, rob portman, david axelrod, and a must-watch this morning as we're getting to the finish line. >> and ken burns, people loved him the last time he was on, he is fascinating. he has a new documentary about the dust bowl. he talks civility, politics, and sports about how nats fans have to deal with our loss. >> still? >> yeah, he is very good. let's go over to chuck to find out how our weather will wrap it up this weekend. >> a beautiful way to get your second half of the weekend started. a clear sky overhead. 50 degrees at national airport, but we won't b

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well, if you were up late, you might have seen quite a

sight in the sky. the meteor shower produced about 20 meteors an hour at one point. this video from nasa was taken in huntsville alabama. the reason for the big show our plannest was moving through debris shed by hailey's comet. >> could you see it from here? >> yes, but you have to really be aw from city lights. light pollution and cloud cover, we had a problem with those last night. if you're towards the blue ridge and away from the city lights, it's better for viewing. on the whole though, no major complaints. that little video from huntsville is far and away the best piece of video we have so far, so if you have a great picture from last night, sechbd

-- send it is to me. outside we go, already, little hints of early morning sunshine starting to come into our eastern skies. run rise at 7:25 this morning. 30 minutes away. temperatures ticked up a degree or two. we dropped into the 40s briefly. it's hard to get under 50 in conditions like this, but once you get away from the urban center, temperatures drop off quickly now. 35 in monasis. 36 in mars well out to the west off to a clear and cool start. certainly not all that cold, just a little chill in the air this morning. a little hitch in your giddy up, sunny and absolutely gorgeous to be outside today, and unlike yesterday when we had to fight one or two different cloud decks, today should be nearly

100% sunshine. sunshine in the big apple today, temperatures in the mid60s, no rain around us, and hardly any chances for rain today. no chance for rain tomorrow, and right on down the rest of the week, our next real chance for rain may not come until next weekend, yikes! satellite pictures, they interfered with just a touch of our meteor viewing. the sunshine will be up, a gorgeous day coming. another seasonably chilly night tonight. most spots will be a little schooler tomorrow morning than we are now, and high pressure builds on in and warms things up very nicely. sunny and middle outside. another chilly start tomorrow morning. upper 30s out to the west, upper

40s storm, and tomorrow back to work and school, sunny, and the big warm up begins, check out your forecast. september was to popular that we're just bringing it back for another week around here. keep in mind as we close in on the end of october, the average high temperatures are in the d mid-60s. so near 80 for two or three days around here. records are like 86 and 87, but 79 is awfully warm. >> i can get used to that. thanks, doug. thousands of people walk to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. >> they organized the walk around the national mall. it was called "making strides against breast cancer." dc has some of the highest

breast cancer mortality rates. >> and thousands of people joined together to raise money for the best buddies organization. they held a 5k run and walk along with a bike race. they raised more than 2.5 million. nbc 4 is a proud media sponsor of that event. >> and a tough gam for the terrapins. >> and another team is playoff bound. here is carol maloney. >> good sunday morning, time for sports in a minute, we begin with college football, a wild one between maryland and nc state. late second quarter after throwing an interception, perry hills gets taken down. he will be carted off with what's being called a knee injury.

after two different qbs help lead a come back, it comes down to a 33 yard field goal attempt for the win, and he hits it off of the goal post. wrels in the acc, the hoakies visiting clemson. a return 74 yards for a touch down. elsewhere, navy and howard, both winners, uva and west virginia both fall. on the pitch, dc united needing a win to clinch a playoff spot, and the black and red come through. united wins 3-2 and clinch their first post season appearance

since 2007. and the redskins will try to make it two in a row today, they take on 4-2 giants. the redskins defense forced three turn overs last win for a win over the vikings. keep it here on nbc 4 and we'll have post game reaction tonight. >> looks like tim tebow could make a lot of money without even throwing a pass. the 25-year-old back up has won approval to trademark the term tebowing. that's when someone putting their clinched fist to their forehead to pray. tebow says he wanted control to make sure it was applied in the right way. he trademarked it it while with

the broncos. >> i wonder if it applies to logos and things like that, because trademarks can be tricky, and websites, it gets very complicated. >> it's hard to own your own piece in the world anymore. >> still more news for today after the break. >> also "viewpoint." as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending

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good sunday morning, i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. yesterday was a great day and another one on tap for today, right? >> repeat. >> absolutely, oh my goff it's going to be a great day! is that trademarked yet? >> yes, it is. >> temperatures mostly in the 40s, a few 50s and 30s on the map, a beautiful clear sky, and we get to keep near 100% sunshine, but it's cold out west. 46 in hagerstown. 41 in frederickfredericksberg.

just sunshine for everybody today, and at no charge i might add. temperatures today upper 60s to lower 70s. >> a man is in a hospital after a violent attack. he was shot and robbed near wyndham lane. a 7-year-old girl is recovering after she was burned by anti-freeze. paramedics were called to her home in the 10700 block of old colchester road. she was sprayed with anti-freeze as her father worked on his car. no word on her condition this morning. >> and you can now use the new

escalators at the south entrance. those are some of the stories making news this morning. >> i'm jim handley. this morning we have a regional eye on election day. not just the races in virginia, dc, and maryland, but the referendums. we have a professor of politics. the chair of the national hispanic construction association, and chair of the north virginia republican pac. thanks, welcome. great to see you here. let's start in maryland if we can. we mentioned candidates, a lot of what is driving voters there are the issues. let's start with cambling. they have been inundated on both

sides of this issue. the governor coming out strongly in support of question seven. your thoughts on gambling and expanded gambling in prince george's county. >> we're talking about expanded gambling, and there is already a casino and other casinos in the work in the state of maryland. so what we're talking about is the creation of an additional casey know, all of the big wigs have come out in support -- >> and casinos with tables we're talking about. >> yes, and we know it's serious business because of the millions of dollars spent in advertising trying to persuade people one way or another. so we're talking about a multifaceted question. some of us have concerns for moral reasons, some of us

because we're worried about how much money will be generated and what will be done with that money, and education is that carrot that has been offered in terms of raising millions of dollars. but it's my understanding that some of the money that will be dedicated to education has to be divided among other counties in the state. so if i'm a resident of prince george's county. and this casey know is going to be in my backyard, and the money will come from people who live in the county, and the education revenue that comes from it may end up going outside of the county, i think you really do have to ask yourself a question -- is this the best deal that prince george's county can get in exchange for a casino, and i'm not sure that it is. >> i think one thing with the referendum is that the government can always move the

money around. make the decision is it a good deal for your county or region, but when they say the money is going to education or anything else, that's when the government says to come out and say please vote for this and we'll do all of these wonderful things. once the money is in there, you can't wall it off. the people that write the rules to wall it off can spin it on other things. when these things come up for gambling and other issues, they like to come and say it's for education, when in reality it's just for the government. if they spend the money well, vote for it and if you don't, you don't. >> another big carrot, maria, jobs. as much as 2,000 plus for construction, more than 4,000 permanent jobs -- >> that's a big drive, and you're seeing jobs for 2,000

people that will come to the neighborhood. those people will have a chance and stay in their county. that is money coming in and generating money for the neighborhood. people in construction and those servicing those casinos, if the money and revenues will go to education or not will be a different topic. money coming in in construction in making those efforts for those initial thoughts and where that money will come from to fund the casinos. >> and if prince george's county does not support this, it did k go to another state. where do you see this coming out and where do you see voters coming down on this?

>> i think it's difficult to tell at this point. my guess is that it will pass, but i think there is compelling reasons to vote no. >> let's go on to another controversial question and that is same sex marriage. where do you see this shaking out in the latest polling that we see. prince george's county. they're seeing critical rolls -- >> i think based on past experiences that traditional marriages will pass, margins have gotting narrower over the years, but maryland will be an interesting case for it. we're talking about a large church population in prince george's county that have come

out vocally -- >> yes, that may not be enough to keep it from passing statewide. jim and i were talking and agrees earlier about this. this is one of the issues that transcends partisanship. and it has less to do with the standard and more so about personal beliefs. and so that helps explain why you see democrats and republicans on both sides of this particular issue. and i was mentioning earlier, the amount of money spend on ads, and naacp has been seen in a number of ads supporting the initiative. for a number of people, his name means something and could be very helpful for those that want to pass this initiative. maryland schools are number one in america because

we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven.

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welcome back to "viewpoint" again. we're keeping an eye on election day, and we're day staying in maryland right now. the dream act is on the ballot for voters. to help with support for college funding, tell us who this helps. >> it helps the kids that have been here in the united states, that have gone through the elementary school, high school, and they're willing to support the united states. it's their home. >> they don't know any different. >> yeah, this is their home. if we're going to penalize these kids for being here, which they don't know they're here. they just this is their every day living, we have to give them a chance. they could be the next eng noer

that takes us to the next experiment that will ep us with cancer, let's give them a chance, because none of us are just an expert on anything. there are also people going from the united states to different countries, where they're very appreciated. in that case, we have to give them the same reciprocity for going into another country, and these kids don't know anything but that this is their home. >> on this particular issue, it doesn't seem as equally divided as some of the other referendum issues. >> it's a situation like others where they're not necessarily partisan issues. people in both parties with gambling and same sex marriage that disagree.

it's hard to handicap, and i suspect it will pass in maryland, but on a state-by-state basis you have a lot of differing opinions. you have laboratories of the states, different states have different policies and see which ones worked. >> i'm going to go the other way at some level. if you have match work policies from state to state, then i think it becomes much more difficult to have a cohesive national policy that may provide for mints for the country. for that reason, i'm concerned about the notion that each state should be able to do their own thing. on the issue of education, okay, in this highly globalized society, we're not competing with people around the world as

marylanders, we're competing as americans. some of them do not appear to be forward thinking. for that reason and as a professional educator, i'm for anyone wants to get a college education can do it. >> do you see this being a close election? >> i don't think most people in maryland even know this is going on. mairsz is different from virginia and other areas where these immigration fights have been pretty strong, my expectation is that it's going to be success, but i do not think it will be successful by wide margins. >> how the hispanic vote has grown there, they can make a big difference in this state and a number of other states.

>> yes, let's say our hispanic population not only has grown in numbers, but also has grown in politics. that's one of the thing that's we have to understand right now. politics for hispanics are a big deal now. we have to understand that coming to the united states also involves soming to find out if legislation will affect us or not. therefore, now we indeed have the numbers of the population as we are here in the united states, we will be voting in november the 6th. and that will basically be the turning point for either campaign. they need to be watching us, catering us, and understand that we have the numbers. and we're growing because the kids today, just born, in 18 years, we have to be doing

legislation to support them. >> i want to take a break, but jim, let's get you in here, we're seeing big crowds from governor romney and president obama. >> recently we had a rally for romney in leesburg. it doesn't seem to matter what time we have the rallies, 4:00 on friday or middle of the day on wednesday, huge numbers of people come out. >> and you've been around long enough to know, bigger crowds than we saw with mccain-palin? >> sarah palin drew amazing crowds, but she didn't come here, i'm particularly remembering in fairfax city, that may have been the biggest political rally i have ever seen, but the one in leesburg

was huge, and the number of rallies. we're not just having one big rally and the candidates going to other states. we're having big rallies every week and that's so amazing. [ male announcer ] if barack obama is re-elected, what will the next four years be like? one: the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four: energy prices will continue to go up. and five: $716 billion in medicare cuts that hurt current seniors. five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

i'm angie goff, here are some of our stories this morning, we have a traffic alert on the northbound lanes on nursery road because of a construction project. the redskins will try to make it two in a row today. they take on the 4-2 new york giants this afternoon in new york. the first division game of the year for the burgundy and gold. and thousands of runners are

gathering in arlington for the army ten miler. the race begins just before 8:00 this morning and it will shut down major roads around the national mall in the district. everything should be back open by noon. more news and your sunday forecast in 15 minutes. now back to viewpoint. >> we're staying in virginia right now and a very critical swing state it is, we're talking about how the polls have shifted, momentum shifting back and forth, do you see that going straight through the election? >> i think it will happen straight through the election. one of the reasons for that is the televised debates have been drawing enormous crowds. it leads me to believe that the third one may be larger than that. that will continue to grow as the race continues to stay tight. and with virginia being one of the very intense swing states,

focus be on virginia, add to that the senate race, which is also very close, and i just think that what we're seeing right now will continue through to election day, unless something unforeseen happens like a collapse of a bank or something -- >> the ads that we're running right now from governor romney show a heavy presence in women since that second debate. how critical will that be. >> democrats have a deficit among men, so you know, republicans have been reaching out. we have a lot of spokespersons out there that are women. we have a lot of elected

officials in virginia that are republican women, and you add that to our lead among men and i think we will win virginia. >> the female vote in virginia is heavy. it's interesting because there is the right of females in there. the right to be able to go to the doctor safe. i think females will go out there and really vote for what they believe is right. >> you know, you're talking -- >> let me tell you one thing quickly. i want you to look out for college women. there are a lot of colleges around the county that have organizations that have been trying to emphasize the importance of turning out. the commonwealth of virginia has very large state schools, and i

would not be surprised if the cities in which those schools are located ends up with higher than usual women turnout. >> and you're talking about early college -- >> they have to be registered? the state, and there are requirements for that if you're going to bcu, but you live in michigan, there are things you have to do to be able to legally vote in virginia. >> many of the groups that i'm talking about have already been through all of that. you have a number of people that have come to the commonwealth that come, they are major institutions that people come to from around the country, and we don't talk about this a lot, but if you're a registered voter in michigan, or new york, you may want to change your voter registration because you will be voting in a state that matters. >> we talked about women, dps,

republicans, how about independents, where will they come down? >> i think the longer you're undecided, i think if you're undecide'd now, president obama has been there for four years, if he hasn't sold you on himself now, i think romney is the way to go. >> i should say the economy is getting better. from where we were four years ago, i think it's a lot. we have been out of basically under the whole for many, many years. before obama took office. the construction industry i should say from previous two years, that the bush administration, the jobs basically stopped. >> and we saw enjourgeicouragin

numbers too. >> the economy is horrible, but it's a little better than it was a couple weeks ago, but it's still significant. >> let me put it this way, in construction that is my field, we have not been so hurt. washington dc cannot say it's being hurt by the economy. it's flourishing. we have 60 let's say cranes all over town. >> we have the federal government as our big industry, so we're a more receptive group. >> everybody comes here to work. >> let me jump in quickly, i'm not a democrat, but i'm going to play one on tv real quickly. it's true that the president has been in office and if you're undecided at this point, you may well say let's bring in a relieve pitcher, but machinery

has been running for president for the last seven years. and people know who he is, and if they haven't decided that he's the one to turn things around, then it may be a coin toss for some of these voters on election day. >> particularly as the pollsters are readjusting their samples so more realistic numbers. >> in terms of likely voters -- >> the last debate was not won by -- b. >> we haven't seen the polling from the last debate, that's coming out this weekend, but the days leading up, and you're certainly right to point out that cover romney got a nice pop. >> we'll come right back, we have a big one in

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again, we're staying in virginia, the race is extremely tight, none of the polls have showed allen ahead, where do you see this coming down? >> at the numbers move toward the republicans, i think romney will win and then also allen, the numbers are good. >> let's move into the district, michael, a lot of council member races, what is your sense of how things will shake out and what are viewers saying out there? >> i think things are operating on two tracks. you have a lot of people trying to go to work, raise their kids, and they're not paying attention to some of the stuff going on in the media. and you have people who are focused, that do take note of

these things, and i think it's the former group that will help explain how he wins the election. as it pertains to the overall investigations, that's a cloud over the city, no question about that. but ultimately, we'll have to get some indictments, or get some investigations concluded so we can move on. >> maria, your view on voting on the district? >> it's probably going to be two por three more things coming up, but politics in the district is the life we live. >> echoing what you said, endumb ban si is strong. >> the district is probably more so than other parts of the country because it's just so personal. and if i like you personally i'm

going to vote for you. >> that's all we have time for, i think we covered our region in the half hour. we could spend hours we know, thank you for sharing your insighs with us. remember to vote on november 6th. back to news 4 today. good morning and welcome to news four today. we're following breaking news right now, snormer senator george mcgovernor has died. he passed away at 5:15 this morning. he was the presidential nominee in 1972. he lost to rich nixon in aland slide. he has turned his attention to

ending world hunger. the family said "we are blessed to know our father lives a long and happy life." we'll stay on top of the reaction throughout the morning, right now we want to turn to the weather. >> a beautiful way to get your sun morning started. the early morning sun just now reaping over the horizon. and the view from our city camera looking very, very nice. temperatures on the chilly side first thing. 30,000 folks out to run the army ten miler, perfect running weather today. temperatures all over the place, 51 downtown, but 37 in monasis. 48 in martinsburg.

no raun in to worry about today. high temperatures in the mid to upper 60s, and if you say chuck, i insist it be warmer than this, wait still you see the seven day forecast. >> a man was shot and robbed in montgomery county. the victim was taken to the hospital but she expect d to be okay. they have identified the people who may have been involved in the armed robbery, no one is in custody yet though. >> a 7-year-old girl is recovering after she was burn d by anti-freeze. police say the girl was sprayed with the anti-freeze as her father worked on his car. she was flown to washington burn center. there's no word on her condition this morning. also in fairfax county, a man

dies after a tree fell on top of him. this happened yesterday afternoon along mcmillen court. he was cutting down the tree when it tumbled over on to him. police have not released the man's identity. >> the stage is almost set for the third and final presidential debate of the 2012 election. crews spending most of the weekend working on the final preps in boca raton. angie will be gathering some of your feedback on facebook, twitter, and nbc washington.com. so join in on the conversation, use the hash tag dc talks. until then you won't see or hear so much from barack obama or mitt romney. their running mates will be doing the talking. their running mates are working

their way through the battleground states this weekend. the candidates may have been a thousand miles away yesterday, but voters got similar messages that their votes could consider the election. ohio is the battleground of battleground states. >> we need you, if we take florida this election is over. >> meanwhile romney's wife, ann, was also out with supporters. the president yesterday announced a campaign blitz of six battleground states next week, and it includes a visit top richmond on thursday. for the first time, jesse jackson talks about his health issues that have affecting them. he for support and prayers. he has been treated for bipolar

disorder and depression. new this morning, an earthquake rattled central california. the quake hitover night near salinas. it triggered at least four aftershocks. no reports of damage or injuries. >> this week we're expecting to find out if lance arms strong will be strips of his seven tour de france titles. armstrong continues to deny the claims. the wait could be almost forever for the highly anticipated ipad mini. apple is trying to compete with smaller and cheaper tablets. >> and pc users, get ready for the next generation of windows,

it will release windows eight on friday. early reviews say it's looks and feels much different than earlier versions of windows. it's also releasing the very first tablet computer and a new online music service called xbox music. kren phone thefts a-- cell phon has been on the rise, but police in new york say cell phones now account for 40% of all robberies. wireless carriers are supposed to release databases of stolen phones. national databases are in the works for the next year. >> a new taxi cab company is opening to arrive in virginia.

the "washington examiner" says the electric vehicle taxi company says they want to come here. >> that will make the so easy, paying with a credit card. you know how many times i'm like i don't have any cash, cost me more money, take me to the atm. to recap our breaking news right now, former senator george mcgovern has died this morning. we'll bring you reaction as we get that information in. >> also ahead, a newfound respect for cheap dates. why using coupons on that night on the town is now appreciated. >> reporter: new hope for homeowners facing foreclosure and an extended deadline for free help. e.

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over the next few weeks, the price of gas could drop. the average price could fall close to 50 cents. right now the national average is $3.67. in dc it's $3.82, in west virginia, the price is $3.78. >> for people facing foreclosure or those that lost their hopes, there is now hope. the government is going to review possible mistakes made by lenders. you could get money or your home back. >> we were able to do the american thing, we worked hard, we made it, and now they're saying get out. >> henry williams and his wife lived in their home.

renly became hill, was laid off, and had surgy on his kidneys. >> we got in a position when things weren't looking good, we cried out for help. they modified their payments, and when they were caught up, they said they were behind. so when i paid november payment, they said that goes to the october payment and it went on an own. >> shortly after that the williams will being foreclosed on. but is their foreclosure fair? could their lender have made a mistake. ? that's just what the independent foreclosure review wants to know. and they think so many homeowners are victims of mistakes, it extended the deadline to apply until december 31st. but the ins and outs of foreclosure is overwhelming, so

they come here to housing counselling services. they say homeowners can get money back. >> it could be a person that lost maybe $1,000 as a result of the process or lost their home worth a couple $100,000. people are getting checks in the mail. >> foreclosure review is involved to anyone involved in the foreclosure process between january 1st, twine, and december 31st, 2010. >> we would rather people come forward and help us sort out if they can apply or not. >> if someone tries to charge you for help, it's likely a scam. >> believe it or not, there are scammers out there who are copying the procedures that the inis the review process.

>> we were really at a point of tiers, and their times just took advantage of our depression. they said unpack your stuff, you will have your home. >> the williams sent a cashier's check for $1500 and received nothing in return. now they're counting down the days until they have to leave their home. >> we're good tax paying people, and we do need someone to be about what happens to us. >> the williams case is still pending. for a list of hud approved housing counselling services and more information on the independent review, go to our website and search foreclosure help. >> the "today" show is next, let's get a preview. >> good morning, lester. >> good morning, we're coming from tampa, the heart of the

battleground states for president obama and mitt romney. and we're going to drill down on things here, lookt the pivotal role that florida plays when it comes to choosing a winner including late word of the death of george mcgovern. and a startling new film about how pop culture is affecting teen girls. and we'll ask why does it seem so many bizarre and tabloid making stories happy right here in the sunshine state. we'll have that and more right here in tampa florida. >> that video of that rooster was in south beach, it's a very popular attraction out there, the guy that walks around the with the rooster. >> i was going to say that we could just tap into your mind

and why there are so many crazy stories. >> why do so many crazy things come out of south florida, richard? >> you know, they do have wild weather stories. around here though, we're in for a nice stretch of weather. >> sitting pretty around here. no doubt. a complete check o

>> don't tell people in washington state that winter is still two months away. check out how much snow they got up in the mountains there. forecasters called for a winter weather advisory as they expect more than six inches of snow. and this must be hard for you to

watch, chuck? >> i'm a snow lover. >> you can only dream. >> we had two inches for the entire winter last year. my disapproval and disappointment continue. >> you might need to move to washington. >> i may, i thought i fixed that when i moved to this washington. >> and dust storms, oklahoma has crazy weather out there. for us, you know, in spite of not having anything really great from a high end weather event, no one will complain about today's weather. it's going to get nicer tomorrow, and nicer the day after that, and it's going to be a really pretty week. really up and down, most of the earn seaboard. fall color is nearing it's peak right now. so this may be your week to get

outside and take great pictures of the fall colors. 51 degrees right now, i can't see a sungle cloud and we may keep a cloudless sky. i think we'll see one or two little cumulus clouds, but no threat for rain today. 48 in leesburg. 41 in frederick county virginia. so beautiful weather to be outside today. you will not be able to blame anything on me. the army ten miler getting ready right now. no rain to worry about in our area, and it's not just going to be dry, it will be bone dry around here for probably the entire next five days at least. the little dropped are up here,

clouds and dimmed down a little of our community to see some of the meteors last night. sunday sunshine for everybody today. the fall colors will be picture-esque today. and temperatures were in the 70s and 80s in the dakotas yesterday, that big bubble of warm air is coming our way for the week ahead. today, spectacular, temperatures in the mid to upper 60s today. the redskins are on the road in new york city. perfect weather in the big apple today. temperatures mid-60s, perfect weather, i think, for a redskins win. then tomorrow, back to work and school, the big warm up begins

tomorrow, and we may be 80 plus for most if not all of the upcoming week and pushing 80 degrees in spots from tuesday to thursday this week. i think clouds will move in late in the week on into next weekend, and there are signs of life in the tropics. so just -- i'm just throwing that out there, those of us planning on running the 26.2 next sunday, i'm already concerned. it was cold, we had the snow 24 hours before the race last year, and we may have to worry about a tropical system off the coast this year. what is wrong in the weather world? >> for the next week or so, flirting with 80s -- >> right now thousands of racers are taking their mark for the

army ten miler. the race begins at any moment now near the pentagon, and that's where dark ward is joining us live. >> we just had reports and we're seconds away from the race now. we're looking at the pack of some of the people here closest to the starting line. they are starting to move. this is the 28th annual. more than 10,000 participants today. there will be teams from wounded warriors as well. some handicap racers in wheelchairs and hand cycles. this will take a route through the district, so there will be street closures. want to show you a graphic of that. once the races get under way, it will go along ruth 110. it will take a circle through the district by the lincoln memorial, to the west end of the capital grounds, back down to

the title basin, and out across the 14th street bridge. obviously along the way there will be road closures. there is also shadow races going on other places in the area of operation. there will be races in kuwait, and egypt as well. when this race started 28 years og, there was like 1300 runners and now there's 30,000. growing in popularity and proceeds benefit the military families in their vacation and reck creation activities as well. always a good cause. it helps promote fitness, and a little bit of recruiting effort as well. we're live on the grounds of the pentagon.

back to you. >> the weather cooperating out there. just seven days away from the marine corp marathon. the 37th annual mary on this is next sunday. nbc 4 is one of the sponsors this year and we're bringing you live coverage from the race. and raising money for best buddies, the organization there that works with people with disabilities. the group raised more than $2.5 million. the redskins will try to make it two in a row today. they take on 49-2 giants this afternoon in new york. last week, the redskins defense forced three turnovers earning a

48-26 win over the minnesota vikings. it looks like activism tebow could make a lot of money without even thousands a pass. the back up jets qb has won abroefl to trade mark the term tebowing. that's when someone kneels and puts their clenched fist to the forehead. he wanted control to make sure it was used in the right way. >> going on a cheap date is okay given the economic recovery. 26% surveyed said they would react positively to a coupon used on a first day.

and i put this question out on twitter this morning, and some funny responses, someone writes no, unless i was trying not to go on a second date with that very person -- wow. but another person said no, we got a lot of nos. >> just slide it in. >> just being fiscally responsible. >> i think that's great. ike leggett: gaming generated one hundred and eighty... million dollars for maryland schools. question seven will double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating millions of dollars... every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids... our teachers, and our schools. leggett: keep maryland money in maryland. baker: please vote for question seven.

leggett: vote for question seven.